September 29
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1962 – Alouette 1, the first Canadian satellite, is launched.
1988 – Space Shuttle: NASA launches STS-26, the return to flight mission, after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
2004 – The Burt Rutan Ansari X Prize entry SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the prize.
2009 – Death of Pavel Popovich, Soviet cosmonaut.